HP C100, C110 User Manual

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Model C100/110 Owner’s Guide

HEWLETT PACKARD

HP Part No. A4200-90014

Edition E0995

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Contents

Preface xvii

1 System Overview

Product Description 3

System Unit Front Panel Controls and LEDs5

System Power Switch 6 Power LED 6 System LEDs 6 Audio Controls 7 Removable Storage Devices 7

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Contents

System Unit Rear Panel Connectors 8

Security Loop 9 Audio Connectors 10 Keyboard Connectors 12 HP Parallel I/O Connector 12

802.3 Network Connectors 12 Serial I/O Connectors 12 SCSI Connectors 13 TOC Button 14 Power Cord Connector 14

Monitors 15

Keyboards 16

Keyboard Differences 16

Pointing Devices 19

Operating System Overview 20

Important Information You Need to Note 21

LANIC ID 21 SCSI ID and Device File Information for HP-UX 9.05 23 SCSI ID and Device File Information for HP-UX 10.0 23

Networking Overview 25

Mail 25 telnet 25 rlogin 26 ftp 26 rcp 26 NFS 26

Contents

2 Setting Up Your Printer

Gathering Printer Information 29

Setting Up a Local Printer Using SAM 30

Setting Up Your Printer for Network Printing 35

Printing a File 37

Solving Printer Problems 38

3 Using Your CD-ROM Drive

CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions 41

CD-ROM Drive 41 CD-ROM Media 44

Operating the CD-ROM Drive 45

Loading and Unloading a CD-ROM in the Disc Tray 45 Verifying the CD-ROM Drive Operation 51 Using Device Files 53

Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc 54

Mounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM 54 Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM 57 Reading the Busy Light 59

Troubleshooting 61

Contents

4 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive

DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions 65

DDS Drive 65 Data Cassettes 68 Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette 69

Operating the DDS Tape Drive 71

Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette 71 Verifying the DDS Tape Drive Operation 72 Using Device Files 73 Archiving Data in Compressed and Noncompressed Mode 74 Writing to a Data Cassette 74 Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System 75 Listing the Files on a Data Cassette 75 Further Command Information 76 Media Interchangeability Restrictions 76

Troubleshooting 77

Ordering Information 78

Contents

5 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive

Using the Floppy Diskette 81

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette 81 Inserting and Removing a Diskette 82

Operating the Floppy Drive 83

Verifying the Floppy Drive Conﬁguration 83 Using Device Files 84 Formatting a New Diskette 85 Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette 86 Saving Files to a Floppy Diskette 86 Restoring Files from a Floppy Diskette to Your System 87 Listing the Files on a Floppy Diskette 88 For More Information 89 Conﬁguring the Floppy Driver 90

Troubleshooting 91

Ordering Information 91

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6 Solving Problems

Common Problems and Solutions 95

Problems with Powering Up the System 95 Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System 96 Problems with the 802.3 Network 96 Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive 97 Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive 98 Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive 99 Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive 100

Dealing with a Boot Failure 101

Running System Veriﬁcation Tests 102

A Safety and Regulatory Statements

Emissions Regulations 107

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 107 VCCI Class 2 ITE 108

108

Emissions Regulations Compliance 108

Acoustics 108

Regulation On Noise Declaration For Machines -3. GSGV 108

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions 109

Safety Statement 110

Laser Safety Statement (U.S.A. Only) 111

Warnings and Cautions 112

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B Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Conﬁguration

Checking the SCSI IDs 115

Preparing Your Workstation 117

Installing Storage Devices 119

Preparing to Install Your Storage Device 120 Installing a CD-ROM or a DDS-Format Tape Drive 125 Installing a Floppy Drive 127 Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 1 129 Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 3 or Position 4 131 Replacing the Storage Tray 134 Conﬁguring a Hard Disk Drive 136

Removing the Main Tray Assembly 139

Replacing the Main Tray Assembly 141

Installing Additional memory 143

Installing an EISA or GSC Option Board 147

Graphics Paths 148 Installing the Option Board 149

Replacing the Battery 154

Changing Your Monitor Type 155

Setting the Monitor Type from the Boot Console Interface 155 Setting the Monitor Type at Power On 155

Contents

C SCSI Connections

SCSI Bus Differences 159

SCSI Restrictions 161

Cables 161 Connectors and Terminators 162 SCSI Conﬁguration Constraints 162

Determining SCSI Bus Length 165

Single-Ended SCSI-2 Bus Length 165 Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Length 167

Assigning SCSI Device IDs 168

Single-Ended Standard System SCSI Device IDs 170 Fast, Wide Differential SCSI IDs 172

Connecting to the SCSI Ports 173

System SCSI Port Connection 173

D The Boot Console Interface

Boot Console Interface Features 177

Accessing the Boot Console Interface 180

Booting Your Workstation 181

Searching for Bootable Media 183

Resetting Your Workstation 184

Displaying and Setting Paths 185

Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type 187

Contents

The Monitor Command 187 Displaying the Current Monitor Conﬁguration 188 Setting the Monitor Type 189 Setting the Monitor Type at Power On 193

Displaying the Current Memory Conﬁguration 194

Sample Output 1 195 Sample Output 2 196

Displaying the Status of the EISA Slots 197

Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags 198

Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode 200

Displaying the LAN Station Address 201

Displaying System Information 202

Displaying PIM Information 203

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System Unit Front Panel Controls 5

System Unit Rear Panel Connectors 9

Opening the Toolbox Subpanel 30

Opening the General Toolbox 30

Opening the System_Admin Toolbox 31

Executing the SAM Icon 31

CD-ROM Drive Controls and Features 42

CD-ROM Disc Tray 45

Placing a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive 46

Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Horizontally Mounted Drive 47

Releasing the Disc Holder Retainers 48

Placing a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive 49

Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Vertically Mounted Drive 50

DDS Drive Controls and Indicators 65

DDS Tape Drive LED Display Codes 67

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a DDS Tape 70

Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette 71

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Floppy Diskette 81

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Contents

Inserting and Removing a Floppy Diskette 82

Removing the Floor Stand 118

Disk Tray Positions 121

Mounting the Storage Device Slides 122

Mounting the Disk Shield 123

Removing the Storage Tray 124

Removing a Disk Filler Panel 125

Installing a CD-ROM or DDS Tape 126

Removing a Disk Filler Panel 127

Installing a Floppy Drive 128

Removing a Disk Filler Panel 129

Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 1 130

Removing the Disk Interconnect Board 131

Installing a Hard Disk Drive 132

Installing the Disk Interconnect Board 133

Installing the Storage Tray Assembly 134

Removing Main Tray Assembly 139

Replacing the Main Tray Assembly 141

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Memory Module Location 145

Installing Memory Cards 146

EISA/GSC Slots from Outside the System Unit 147

Rotating the Fan 149

Removing the EISA Retainer 149

Removing the EISA Slider and Blank Plate 150

Installing an Option Board 151

Installing the EISA Retainer and EISA Slider 152

Securing the Fan 153

Removing the Battery 154

Rear Panel SCSI Connectors without Terminators 173

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Tables

Contents

Audio Electrical Speciﬁcations 11

Serial I/O Pins 13

PS2 Keyboard and ITF Keyboard Equivalent Keys 17

Sample LANSCAN COMMAND TABLE 22

CD-ROM Drive Operating Controls and Features 43

Power Up Problems 95

Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System 96

Problems with the 802.3 Network 96

Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive 97

Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive 98

Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive 99

Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive 100

Default SCSI IDs 120

Storage Conﬁgurations 121

C100/C110 Memory Conﬁgurations 144

SCSI Bus Differences 159

SCSI Bus Addresses, ID Numbers, and Arbitration Priorities 160

Single-Ended SCSI-2 Bus Conﬁguration Constraints 163

Tables

Contents

Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Conﬁguration Constraints 164

Bus Length Worksheet for Single-Ended SCSI Bus 166

Fats, Wide SCSI Bus Length Worksheet for Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus 167

Single-Ended SCSI Device IDs 171

Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Device Drives and Device ID 172

System Paths 185

Mnemonic Style Notation 185

Graphics Conﬁgurations 192

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System Overview

This chapter introduces the HP 9000 C100/C110 workstation. Its purpose is to familiarize you with your workstation and its controls and indicators. The information is presented in the following sections:

• Product Description

• System unit front panel controls and LEDs

• System unit rear panel connectors

• Monitors

• Keyboards

• Pointing devices

• Operating system overview

• Important information you need to note

• Networking overview

NOTICE: The instructions in this chapter assume you are using HP-UX

version 9.05 or greater operating system with HP VUE version 3.0 interface.

System Overview

Product Description

This workstation has the following key features:

• Processor Performance C100, 100 Mhz; C110, 120 Mhz

• Operating System Native HP-UX (version 9.05 or greater)

• User Interface HP VUE version 3.0 graphical user interface

• Compatibility Source and binary code compatible with the Series 700 product family

• Optional Graphics:

Fast 2D color graphics; choice of 2 or 3 head HCRX-8Z Fast 8-plane or 24-plane graphics HP VISUALIZE-8\24 Accelerated 8-plane or 24-plane 3D graphics

HP VISUALIZE-48 24/24 image planes, 8 overlay planes, 24-bit Z buffer 3D graphics

• Main Memory 32 MB to 512 MB in pairs of 16 MB or 64 MB modules. Four pairs maximum

System Overview

Product Description

• Internal Storage Devices: Fast, Wide SCSI Hard Disk Drives:

1-inch Low Proﬁle (up to three)

1.6-inch Full Height (one) Single-Ended SCSI Removable Media:

CD-ROM Drive or

2.0/4.0 GB, 4-mm DDS-Format Tape Drive

3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive (not a SCSI Device)

• Standard Network Ethernet IEEE 802.3 AUI RJ45, UTP Twisted Pair

• Standard I/O One Single-Ended, 8-bit (for removable devices)

5 MB/sec synchronous 1.5 MB/sec asynchronous 50-pin, high density SCSI connector

One Fast, Wide SCSI (for hard disk drives) 20 MB/sec synchronous 68-pin, high-density connector

Two Serial Interfaces RS232C, 9-pin male One Parallel Interface, Centronics, BUSY handshake

25 pin female Audio Line-in, Line-out, Mic, and Headphone One HP-HIL connector Two PS/2 ports

• EISA/GSC 4 slots total; 3 EISA or GSC and 1 GSC only

• Keyboards PS/2 Keyboard (mouse) or

ITF Keyboard (also known as HP HIL) (HP HIL mouse)

System Unit Front Panel Controls and LEDs

Before powering on your system, you should become familiar with the system unit controls.

Figure 1 shows the system unit front panel controls.

Removable

Storage Devices

Power Switch

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System Unit Front Panel Controls and LEDs

Power LED

System LEDs

Mute

Volume

Headset

Figure 1 System Unit Front Panel Controls

Mic

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System Unit Front Panel Controls and LEDs

System Power Switch

Use the Power switch to power the system unit on and off.

NOTICE: There is no need to manually shut down the HP-UX operating system on

your workstation before powering it off. When you turn off the power switch, your workstation automatically shuts down the operating system before terminating the power.

Power LED

The Power LED lights when the system unit power is on.

System LEDs

The system LEDs indicate the status of your workstation. In the event of a system problem, the LEDs are lighted in different patterns to indicate error codes. See Chapter 6 for a complete list of the system LED error codes.

LED 4 - System Heartbeat

LED 3 - SCSI Bus Activity

LED 2 - Network Transmit

LED 1 - Network Receive

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System Unit Front Panel Controls and LEDs

Audio Controls

Next to the system LEDs are the following audio controls:

Headset Jack Accommodates mini-headphones with a 3.5-mm diameter

miniature stereo plug.

Volume Control Adjusts the audio output volume to the headset jack or line

out.

Mic Jack Accommodates microphones with a 3.5-mm diameter min-

iature stereo plug.

Mute Button Turns off the audio output to line out and speaker only.

NOTICE: The volume Control, Headphone Jack, and Microphone Jack Features of

the CD-ROM are supported through applications only

For more information on the features and electrical speciﬁcations, see “Audio Connectors” later in this chapter.

Removable Storage Devices

The model C100/110 supports the following removable storage devices:

• CD-ROM Disc Drive or DDS-Format Tape Drive

• Floppy Diskette Drive

NOTICES: Due to space limitations, a DDS-format tape drive and a CD-ROM drive

cannot both be mounted in the system at the same time.

A description of each drive’s controls and indicators is in the chapter describing that device, later in this book.

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System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

This section describes the following connectors on the system unit’s rear panel:

• Security Loop

• Audio Line IN and Line OUT connectors

• PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors

• HP parallel Centronics I/O connector

• 802.3 AUI LAN connector

• 802.3 TP (Twisted Pair) LAN connector

• Serial I/O connectors

• HP HIL connectors (keyboard, mouse, optional HIL devices)

• Monitor connector

• SCSI connectors (including fast, wide SCSI and single-ended SCSI)

• TOC button (Transfer of Control)

• Power cord connector

NOTICE: To maintain electro-magnetic and radio frequency emissions compliance,

verify that all cables are fully seated and properly fastened.

Figure 2 shows the locations of the connectors on the system unit’s rear panel.

Monitor

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System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

Power

TOC

LAN-AUI

LAN-TP Serial 1 Serial 2

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

HP Parallel

Single-ended SCSI

Fast, Wide SCSI

Audio Line Out

Audio Line In

Security Loop

Figure 2 System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

Security Loop

The security loop provides a means of locking the storage tray, with a padlock or other locking device, to prevent unauthorized removal from the system.

HP HIL

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System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

Audio Connectors

Your workstation has audio input and output capability through external input and output connectors on the rear panel and through an internal speaker. The rear panel contains the Audio IN (stereo line-in) and Audio OUT (stereo line-out) connectors.

The audio connectors are standard stereo audio mini-jacks. Hewlett-Packard recommends using gold-plated plugs available through audio retailers for best quality recording and playback through the external connectors. The following is a summary of the workstation audio features:

• Audio Features Programmable sample rates: 8kHz, 16kHz, 32kHz, 48kHz, 11.025kHz,

22.05kHz, and 44.1kHz.

Programmable output attenuation:

0 to -96dB in -1.5dB steps

Programmable input gain:

0 to 22.5dB in 1.5dB steps

Input monitoring:

16-bit linear, 8-bit u-law, or A-law coding

• Audio Inputs Line-in

Mono microphone (on the front panel) compatible with 1.5V

phantom supply (bias voltage supplied by the system).

CD-ROM audio (if internal CD-ROM is installed.

• Audio Outputs Line-out

Headphone (on the front panel) Built-in mono speaker

• Audio CODEC Crystal CS4215

The audio electrical speciﬁcation for this workstation are summarized in Table 1.

Table 1 Audio Electrical Speciﬁcations

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System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

Frequency Response Input Sensitivity/Impedance

Line In 2.0Vpk/47k ohm Microphone 22mVpk/1k ohm

Max Output Level/Impedance

Line Out 2.8Vpp/47k ohm Headphone 2.75Vpp/50 ohm Speaker (internal) 5.88Vpp/48 ohm

Output Impedance

Line Out 619 ohm Headphone 118 ohm

Signal to Noise*

Line Out 65 dB Headphone 61 dB Speaker 63 dB Line In 61 dB Microphone 57 dB

THD (w nominal load)

Line Out -73 dB Headphone -70 dB Speaker -68 dB Line In -75 dB Microphone -73 dB

25-20,000 Hz

*To convert from dB to number of signiﬁcant bits, use the formula:



---------------------------



20 10log[]

For example, for 61dB S/N then n=61/6 or approx. 10 signiﬁcant bits, or in other words, about 6 bits of noise.

------ -

≈

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System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

Keyboard Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

The PS/2 connectors provide an interface for a keyboard and a mouse to the system. Consult the documentation that accompanies each input device for speciﬁc information concerning its use.

HP-HIL Keyboard Connector

The HP HIL connector provides an interface for the ITF Keyboard and its mouse to the system. Consult the documentation that accompanies each input device for speciﬁc information concerning its use.

HP Parallel I/O Connector

The 25-pin HP Parallel I/O interface uses Centronics interface protocols to support peripheral devices such as printers and plotters. Consult the documentation that accompanies each peripheral device for speciﬁc information concerning its use.

802.3 Network Connectors

Your workstation has built-in ThickNet LAN-AUI and LAN-TP (Twisted Pair) connectors for the 802.3 (ETHERNET) network. Connections to ThinLAN networks require an external transceiver. Your workstation will autoselect the correct network setting.

Serial I/O Connectors

You can attach a variety of pointing devices (such as a mouse or trackball), or peripheral devices to the Serial Input/Output (SIO) ports on the C100/ C110 workstation. Peripheral devices include printers, plotters, modems, and scanners. Consult the documentation that accompanies each pointing or peripheral device for speciﬁc information concerning its use.

The SIO ports are programmable. You can set functions such as bit rate, character length, parity , and stop bits. The SIO Ports are used as an interface for serial asynchronous devices to the CPU. The ports operate at up to a

460.8K baud rate.

T able 2 shows the SIO connector pin listings. The serial connectors are 9-pin D-sub connectors. Signal names are those speciﬁed in the EIA RS-232 standard.

Table 2 Serial I/O Pins

Pin No. Signal Description

1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send

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System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

9 RI Ring Indicator

SCSI Connectors

Use the single-ended and fast, wide connectors to connect external SCSI devices such as DDS-format tape drives and CD-ROM drives. Consult the documentation that accompanies each SCSI device for speciﬁc information concerning its use. Refer to Appendix C for information about connecting SCSI devices to your workstation.

NOTICE: When attaching external SCSI devices, be sure to terminate the last device

on the external SCSI bus.

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System Unit Rear Panel Connectors

TOC Button

The TOC button resets the system and transfers control from the default device to an auxiliary device.

Power Cord Connector

Plug the workstation’s power cord into the power cord connector to provide ac power to the system.

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Monitors

You can use one of two HP monitors with your workstation:

• 17-inch, 1280x1024 color monitor (A4032A)

• 20-inch, 1280x1024 color monitor (A4033A)

Before using your monitor you should become familiar with its controls, connectors, and indicators. For this information, consult the documentation that was packaged with your monitor, or see the HP A4032/A4033 Color

Monitor CE Handbook (A4033-90099).

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Keyboards

There are two types of Hewlett-Packard keyboards available for use with your workstation.

• PS/2 Keyboard (P/S2 interface)

• ITF Keyboard (HP-HIL interface)

CAUTION: Only connect devices that conform to the HP-HIL speciﬁcation with

Hewlett-Packard HIL ports. Devices that are not HP-HIL compatible but have similar connectors may appear to be compatible, but will damage your system.

Keyboard Differences

Aside from the obvious difference in the appearance of the PS/2 and ITF keyboards due to the arrangement of the keys, there is also a difference in the keys and their output codes. For example, some keys on one keyboard may not exist on the other keyboard. These keys generate codes that may not exist as output from the other keyboard (or may be generated by a different key). Codes that are generated when a key is pressed are called keycodes.

Some applications expect to use keycodes generated by keys existing on one of the keyboards (the ITF keyboard for example). Since the keys do not exist on the other keyboard (the PS/2 keyboard for example), an accommodation must be made if the PS/2 keyboard is to be used. In most cases, it is still possible to use some other key that is equivalent (generates the same keycode from a different keycap). To do this, it is necessary to know which keys are equivalent on the two keyboards. Table 3 compares the equivalent keys of the ITF and PS/2 keyboards.

NOTICE: Keyboard keys not mentioned inTable 3 are the same on both keyboards.

Table 3 PS2 Keyboard and ITF Keyboard Equivalent Keys

PS/2 Keycap Symbol ITF Keycap Symbol

F9 blank1 (left) F10 blank2 F11 blank3 F12 blank4 (right) PrintScreen / SysReq Menu Scroll Lock Stop Pause / Break Break / Reset Page Up Prev Num Lock System / User End Select

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Keyboards

Page Down Next Enter Return Alt (left) Extend Char (left) Alt (right) Extend Char (right) No Equivalent Clear Line No Equivalent Clear Display No Equivalent Insert Line No Equivalent Delete Line No Equivalent Print / Enter No Equivalent , (number pad) No Equivalent Tab (number pad) Esc Esc / Del Insert Insert Char

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Keyboards

Table 3 PS2 Keyboard and ITF Keyboard Equivalent Keys

PS/2 Keycap Symbol ITF Keycap Symbol

Home

Delete Delete Char Caps Lock Caps Esc Shifted Esc / Del Shifted Pause / Break Shifted Break / Reset Shifted Num Lock Shifted System / User Shifted 0 / Ins (number pad) 0 (number pad) 1 / End (number pad) 1 (number pad)

2 / (number pad) 3 / Pg Dn

(number pad)

4 / (number pad) 6 / (number pad)

7 / Home (number pad)

8 / (number pad) 8 (number pad) 9 / Pg Up

(number pad) . / Del (number pad) . (number pad) Ctrl (left) Ctrl Ctrl (right) No Equivalent

2 (number pad)

3 (number pad)

4 (number pad)

6 (number pad) 7 (number pad)

9 (number pad)

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Pointing Devices

You can use an HP three-button mouse, a trackball, or other options as pointing devices using the PS/2 connector, the HIL port, or the Serial ports. For instructions on using your particular pointing device, see the manual that came with it.

For general information on using three-button mice and on the various cursor shapes associated with different areas of HP VUE while using a mouse, see Using Your HP Workstation.

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Operating System Overview

Your workstation uses the HP-UX operating system, version 9.05 or greater . Instant Ignition systems, (systems with preloaded software), have X-windows and Hewlett-Packard’s graphical user interface, HP VUE version 3.0, installed and conﬁgured.

Please refer to the “Instant Ignition System Conﬁguration Information” sheet that shipped with your system for details on conﬁguration.

If you have any questions about Instant Ignition, refer to Using Your HP Workstation for more information.

NOTICE: When you power on your workstation, a selftest program runs before the

system boots.

Important Information You Need to Note

Before you begin using your workstation, take a moment to gather the following important information and note it in the appropriate subsection for future use:

• LANIC ID

• SCSI device ID

• Device file used for each SCSI device

• Internet Protocol (IP) address

• Subnetwork mask

NOTICE: For help with these, refer to Using your HP Workstation.

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LANIC ID

Locate the contents label that comes with the workstation shipping carton. Find the LANIC ID listed there and write it down in the space provided:

LANIC ID ____________________________________________ You can also get your LANIC ID by using the lanscan command in a termi-

nal window. To do this, follow these steps:

1 Turn your workstation and monitor on, if you have not already done so. Figure 1

of this chapter shows the location of the power switch on the workstation. See the documentation that came with your monitor for the location of the monitor power switch.

2 Move the mouse cursor to the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Work-

space and click the left mouse button.

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Important Information You Need to Note

Terminal Control

A terminal window opens.

3 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and single-click the left mouse

button.

4 If you are using HP-UX 9.05, enter the following at the prompt:

/etc/lanscan

If you are using HP-UX 10.0, enter the following at the prompt:

/usr/sbin/lanscan

You will see a table similar to Table 4.

Table 4 Sample LANSCAN COMMAND TABLE

Hardware Station Dev Hard

Path Address lu State NameUnit State ID Methods

2.0.2 0x0800091595EE 0 UP lan0 UP 4 ETHER IEEE8023

Net-Interface NetMgt Encapsulation

ware

The LANIC ID in this example is 0800091595EE.

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Important Information You Need to Note

SCSI ID and Device File Information for HP-UX 9.05

Default device ﬁle names for your drives are listed below. The underlined number in the device ﬁle name indicates the SCSI ID number:

Device Device File Name

CD-ROM drive /dev/dsk/c201d DDS-format tape drive /dev/rmt/

2s0

These device ﬁle names assume the SCSI ID of your drive is set to the factory default. If you change the factory-set value, you must create a new device ﬁle and substitute the pathname of your device ﬁle for the pathname above. See the System Administration Tasks manual for information on how to create a device ﬁle.

SCSI ID and Device File Information for HP-UX 10.0

Default device ﬁle names for your drives are listed below.

Device Device File Name

CD-ROM drive /dev/[r]dsk/c#t#d# c# identiﬁes the bus address of the SCSI interface card. t# identiﬁes the target address of the SCSI disk. d# identiﬁes the SCSI lun address (0, except for disk arrays). The device ﬁle should have its protections set to read and write for owner

and group.

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Important Information You Need to Note

Device ﬁle names for DDS drives at HP-UX 10.0 depend on the naming conventions of the system on which you are installing them.

For installation on a system permitting long file names:

/dev/rmt/c#t#d#BEST AT&T style, best available density,

character entry.

/dev/rmt/c#t#d#BESTb Berkeley style, best available density

character entry.

/dev/rmt/c#t#d#BESTn AT&T style, no rewind, best available

density, character entry.

/dev/rmt/c#t#d#BESTnb Berkeley style, no rewind, best available

density, character entry.

For installation on a system requiring short file names:

/dev/rmt/c#t#d#f0 AT&T style, best available density,

character entry.

/dev/rmt/c#t#d#f0b Berkeley style, best available density

character entry.

/dev/rmt/c#t#d#f0n AT&T style, no rewind, best available density

character entry.

/dev/rmt/c#t#d##f0nb Berkeley style, no rewind, best available

density, character entry.

IP Address and Subnetwork Mask Information

Get the IP address and the subnet mask information for your workstation from either your System Administrator or your Network Administrator and note them here:

IP address ____________________________________________________

subnet mask __________________________________________________

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Networking Overview

Your workstation is capable of many more tasks than are described in this owner’s guide. This section gives an overview of some of the networking capabilities of your system and directs you to the appropriate source for more information.

Mail

Electronic mail allows you to send and receive mail messages on your workstation. For information on setting up and using electronic mail on your workstation, contact your system administrator and also see the Using Your HP Workstation manual that came with your workstation.

telnet

The telnet application uses the TELNET protocol to communicate with another computer system on the network. The telnet application allows you to log on to the remote system from your workstation. If your system has manpages installed, you may read the online telnet man page by entering the following at a command-line prompt:

man telnet

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Networking Overview

rlogin

The rlogin application also allows you to log on to another computer system on the network from your workstation. For more information on rlogin, see the Using Your HP Workstation manual that came with your workstation and read the online man page by entering the following at a command-line prompt:

man rlogin

ftp

The ftp application is a user interface to the File Transfer Protocol. Use ftp to copy ﬁles between your workstation and another computer system on the network. For more information, see the Using Your HP Workstation manual that came with your workstation and read the online man page by entering the following at a command-line prompt:

man ftp

rcp

The rcp application allows you to remotely copy ﬁles from another computer system on a network to your workstation. For more information, see the Using Your HP Workstation manual that came with your workstation and read the online man page by entering the following at a command-line prompt:

man rcp

NFS

The Network File System (NFS) allows your workstation to access ﬁles on remote computer systems as if they were on your local system. The ﬁle system on the remote computer system does not have to be compatible with your workstation’s ﬁle system. For more information, see Installing and Administering NFS Servers and HP-UX System Administration Tasks manuals.

Setting Up Your Printer

This chapter describes how to conﬁgure your workstation to use a printer that you have physically attached to either the parallel connector or the serial (RS-232C) connector on the rear of your workstation.

This chapter is divided into the following sections:

• Gathering printer information

• Setting up a local printer using SAM

• Setting up your printer for network printing

• Printing a file

• Solving printing problems

The instructions in this chapter assume you are using HP-UX version 9.05 or

10.0 operating system with HP VUE version 3.0 or later interface.

NOTICES: Make sure you have installed the printer as described in the manufacturer’s instruc-

tions before following the instructions in this chapter. Also ensure that the printer is powered on, connected to your workstation, has paper loaded, and is online.

Some procedures in this chapter require you to log in as root. If you cannot log in as root, contact your system administrator.

Setting Up Your Printer

Gathering Printer Information

Before you start, ﬁll in the following list with the requested information and refer to it during the printer setup procedure:

• Printer Interface (check one):

❒ Parallel ❒ Serial (RS232C) Port 1 ❒ Serial (RS232C) Port 2

• Printer Name ____________________________________________________ (The printer name is a name the system uses to identify the printer. The printer

name can be any name that you wish.)

• Printer Model Number_____________________________________________ (On Hewlett-Packard printers the model number is located on a label on the back

of the printer.)

Setting Up Your Printer

Setting Up a Local Printer Using SAM

Follow the instructions in this section to set up a printer that is physically attached to your workstation.

The procedures in this section require you to log in as root. If you cannot log in as root, contact your system administrator.

If your workstation is running HP VUE, follow these instructions to set up your printer using SAM.

1 Log in as root. If you need information on logging in or setting up a user account,

see Using Your HP Workstation.

2 Move the mouse pointer to the up arrow above the Toolbox control and click the

left mouse button. (This is called a single click, or simply a click.)

Figure 3 Opening the Toolbox Subpanel

3 The Toolbox subpanel opens. Click on the General toolbox icon, shown below.

Figure 4 Opening the General Toolbox

4 A file manager window appears with a number of icons in it. Double-click on the

System_Admin toolbox icon.

Figure 5 Opening the System_Admin Toolbox

5 Move the mouse cursor to the SAM icon shown below (your icon can look like

either of these) and double-click the left mouse button.

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Figure 6 Executing the SAM Icon

6 The System Administration Manager window opens. Double-click on Printers

and Plotters ->.

7 The Printers and Plotters window opens. Double-click on Printers/Plotters.

If your workstation doesn’t have any printers set up, a message window opens. Click on OK to remove it.

8 From the Actions menu, click on Add Local Printer/Plotter. 9 Another menu opens. If your printer is connected to the parallel port on your

workstation, click on Add a Parallel Printer/Plotter. If your printer is connected to one of the serial connectors on your workstation,

click on Add Serial (RS-232C) Printer/Plotter. A window opens displaying the available parallel or serial interfaces.

10 If you chose Add Parallel Printer/Plotter in the previous step, only one parallel

interface will be listed. Place the mouse cursor on the listed parallel interface and click the left mouse button.

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If you chose Add Serial (RS-232C) Printer/Plotter in the previous step, more than one serial interface may be listed. The serial interfaces are listed in ascending order. The lowest numbered serial interface corresponds to the lowest numbered serial connector on your workstation. Choose the serial interface that corresponds to the connector to which you have connected your printer. Place the mouse cursor on the selected serial interface and click the left mouse button.

11 Click on OK. 12 A window opens. Click on the Printer Name box. Then enter the printer’s name

and press Enter. 13 Click on Printer/Model Interface. 14 A window opens. Move the mouse cursor onto the scroll bar slider at the side of

the new window. Press and hold the left mouse button while moving the mouse.

When the model name of your printer appears, release the left mouse button. 15 Move the mouse cursor to your printer’s model name and click the left mouse

button. 16 Click on OK.

The window closes and the Add Local Printer/Plotter window becomes visible

again. 17 If you want your printer to be set as the system default printer, move the mouse

cursor to the small box labeled Make this the system default printer and click

the left mouse button.

18 Click on OK. 19 A small window opens with a message that asks if you want to add your printer

to the “Printers” subpanel. Click on Yes. 20 Another small window opens with a message that asks if you want to restart the

workspace manager. With the left mouse button, click on OK. 21 If the print spooler was not previously running, a window will open with the fol-

lowing question:

Do you want to start the print spooler now?

Click on Yes. 22 A window appears asking if your printer is powered on, has paper, is connected

to your workstation, and is online. Check your printer to make sure it meets these

requirements.

Click on OK.

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23 Click on OK at the bottom of the Messages window.

The Printer/Plotter Manager window now lists your printer.

24 Move the cursor to the word List at the top of the Printer/Plotter Manager win-

dow and click the left mouse button.

25 A menu opens below the word List. Click on Exit.

The main SAM window becomes visible again.

26 In the main SAM window, click on Exit SAM.

The SAM window closes.

27 Double-click on the window menu button in the upper-left corner of the Toolbox

window. The window closes.

28 To test the printer, first create a terminal window by clicking the Terminal Con-

trol on the Front Panel as shown. Refer to Using Your HP Workstation for the

placement if the Terminal Control if you are using VUE Lite.

Terminal Control

A terminal window opens.

29 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button.

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30 If you made your printer the default system printer, enter the following command

to test your printer:

lp .vueprofile

If your printer isn’t the default system printer, enter the following command to

test your printer:

lp -dprintername .vueprofile

where printername is the name you chose when setting up your printer.

The lp command sends ﬁles to a printer.

The ﬁle named .vueproﬁle prints out on the printer.

If the ﬁle doesn’t print, see the section titled “Printing Problems,” later in this

chapter.

Setting Up Your Printer

Setting Up Your Printer for Network Printing

If you have a printer physically attached to your workstation, you can set it up to receive print requests from other computers on your network. To do this, you must start up the remote line printer daemon.

Follow the instructions in this section to set up your workstation to accept print requests from other computers on your network.

1 Log in as root. If you need information on logging in or setting up a user account,

see Using Your HP Workstation.

2 If you are using HP-UX 9.05, using a text editor such as vi or Text Editor, edit

the following file:

/etc/inetd.conf

If you are using HP-UX 10.0, using a text editor such as vi or Text Editor, edit the following ﬁle:

/usr/sbin/inetd.conf

3 Find the following section in the file:

## # # Other HP-UX network services # ##

4 The following line should be directly below Other HP-UX network services:

# printer stream tcp nowait root /usr/lib/rlpdaemon rlpdaemon -i

If the line is present, delete the pound sign (#) from the beginning. If the line is not there, add it without the pound sign (#) at the beginning.

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Setting Up Your Printer for Network Printing

The line should look like the following:

printer stream tcp nowait root /usr/lib/rlpdaemon rlpdaemon -i

5 Save the file and close it. 6 Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace.

A terminal window opens.

7 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button. 8 If you are using HP-UX 9.05, enter the following command line to reboot your

workstation:

/etc/reboot

If you are using HP-UX 10.0, enter the following command line to reboot your

workstation:

/usr/sbin/reboot

Your workstation shuts itself down and then reboots automatically. This may

take a few minutes. When the login prompt returns, your system is ready to

accept printer requests from other computers on your network.

Setting Up Your Printer

Printing a File

T o print a ﬁle, use one of the following command lines in a terminal window

lp filename

lp -dprintername filename

where ﬁlename is the name of the ﬁle that you want to print, and printername is the name of the printer on which you wish to print the ﬁle.

The lp command sends ﬁles to a printer.

1 Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace.

A terminal window opens.

2 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button. 3 Enter the lp command as described above.

For more information on the lp command, enter the following:

man lp

Also see the manual Using Your HP Workstation for information on printing ﬁles by dragging and dropping the ﬁle icon onto the printer tool.

Setting Up Your Printer

Solving Printer Problems

If you have problems printing, check the following:

• Printer’s power cord is plugged in.

• Printer is powered on.

• Printer is online.

• Printer has paper loaded.

• Printer is set up for the correct interface type.

• Printer cable is connected to the correct interface port on your printer.

• Printer cable is connected to the correct interface port on your workstation.

Using Your CD-ROM Drive

This chapter describes how to use your CD-ROM drive. It is divided into the following sections:

• CD-ROM drive and CD-ROM media descriptions

• Operating the CD-ROM Drive

• Mounting and unmounting a CD-ROM disc

• Troubleshooting

NOTICE Be sure you read and understand the information on mounting and

unmounting CD-ROM discs before you begin using your CD-ROM disc drive.

This chapter provides an overview of the optional CD-ROM drive and media, and describes how to use the CD-ROM drive. We assume the CDROM drive is set to the factory default address of SCSI ID 2.

The instructions in this chapter assume you are using HP-UX version 9.05 or later operating system with HP VUE version 3.0 or later interface.

NOTICE Some procedures in this chapter require you to log in as root. If you cannot

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CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions

This section describes basic information needed for using the CD-ROM drive and CD-ROM discs.

CD-ROM Drive

The CD-ROM drive is a random access read-only mass storage device that uses removable CD-ROM discs. The drive supports the ISO 9660 and High Sierra format standards. You can access information from the drive like any other disk drive, except that you cannot write to the drive. The drive contains a semiconductor laser for reading data optically, and includes an embedded controller with a SCSI interface.

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CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions

Controls and Features

Figure 7 shows and Table 5 describes the operating controls and features of the CD-ROM drives.

Headset

Jack

Figure 7 CD-ROM Drive Controls and Features

Volume

Control

Thumbwheel

Busy

Indicator

Emergency Eject Hole

Eject

Button

CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions

Table 5 CD-ROM Drive Operating Controls and Features

Control/Feature Purpose

Headset Jack You can plug mini-headphones with a 3.5-mm diameter

miniature stereo plug into this jack.

Volume Control Use the volume control to adjust the audio output volume to

the headset jack.

Busy Indicator The Busy Indicator lights during a data access operation and

blinks during a data transfer. The indicator blinks initially and then stays lit when there is one of the following:

• A defective disc

• A disc insertion error (for example, an upside-down disc)

• No disc present

Eject Button Press the Eject Button to open the Disc Tray and insert or

remove a disc. When the drive is in use, you must press the eject button for more than one second to open the Disc Tray.

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Emergency Eject By removing the Phillips type screw and inserting the end of

a paper clip, you can open the Disc Tray when the workstation does not have power.

NOTICE The Volume Control, Headset Jack, and Audio Jack features of the CD-

ROM drive are supported through applications only.

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CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions

CD-ROM Media

CD-ROM discs are 120 mm (4.7 in.) in diameter, and use one data surface with a capacity of approximately 600 megabytes. The data surface contains pits and ﬂat spots arranged in a continuous spiral track, which is read at a constant speed. You may access ﬁles and data stored on a CD-ROM disc, but you may not write ﬁles or data to a CD-ROM disc.

CD-ROM data discs are identical to audio compact discs (CDs) except that they store computer data and information.

CAUTION: Handle CD-ROM discs by the edges only. Always be sure a CD-ROM disc is either

in the CD-ROM drive or its protective case when not in use. This will lessen the chance of exposing the disc surface to dust. Over time, dust reduces the reliability of the read head in the CD-ROM drive.

Caring for CD-ROM Discs

Observe the following guidelines to help prevent data loss and prolong the life of your CD-ROM discs and drive:

• Use CD-ROM discs in a clean environment to prevent dust particles from

scratching disc surfaces.

• Store CD-ROM discs in a cool, dry place to prevent moisture and heat

damage.

• Don’t try to clean the surface of a CD-ROM disc with cleaning solvents,

as some cleaning solvents may damage the disc.

NOTICE: You must mount the disc after loading it into the drive. Refer to the section

“Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc,” later in this chapter, for instructions about mounting a disc.

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Operating the CD-ROM Drive

This section describes how to perform tasks with your CD-ROM drive.

Loading and Unloading a CD-ROM in the Disc Tray

This subsection describes how to load or unload a CD-ROM disc in the CDROM drive.

Disc Tray Description

This CD-ROM is designed to be used in either the horizontal or vertical position, depending on whether your system unit is horizontal or vertical (in the ﬂoor stand). The disc tray has three spring-loaded disc holders that hold the disc in place when the CD-ROM drive is in the vertical position. When the drive is in the horizontal position, the disc holders are not used and are held out of the way by three disc holder retainers. Figure 8 shows the CDROM disc tray, and disc holders.

Disc Holder

Figure 8 CD-ROM Disc Tray

Disc

Holder

Disc

Holder

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Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive

This CD-ROM drive has an automatic loading/ejecting feature. To load a disc in the CD-ROM drive, follow these steps:

Figure 9 Placing a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive

1 Check that the workstation is powered on. 2 To open the disc tray, press and release the load/eject button on the CD-ROM

drive.

3 Be sure the disc holders are held away from the disc by the disc holder retainers. 4 Hold the disc by the edges with the label side up and place it in the disc tray as

shown in Figure 8. 5 To close the disc tray, push the front of the disc tray gently towards the drive until

it closes by itself.

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Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive

Perform the following steps to unload a disc from the CD-ROM drive:

Figure 10 Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Horizontally Mounted Drive

1 Press the eject button to eject the disc tray from the drive. If the drive is in use,

you must press the eject button form more than one second to eject the disc tray. The emergency eject feature allows you to eject the disc tray if the normal procedure fails. See Table 5.

NOTICE: You must unmount the disc before eject it from the drive. Refer to the

subsection, “Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM,” for instruction on unmounting a disc.

2 Wait until the drive has fully ejected the disc tray, then remove the disc from the

tray as shown in Figure 11. Be careful to touch only the edges of the disc.

3 To close the Disc Tray, push the front of the disc tray gently towards the drive

until it closes by itself.

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Operating the CD-ROM Drive

Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive

To load a disc in the CD-ROM drive, follow these steps:

Disc

Holder C

Disc

Holder A

Figure 11 Releasing the Disc Holder Retainers

1 Make sure the three disc holders are disengaged from the disc holder retainers, as

shown in Figure 11.

Disc

Holder B

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2 Hold the disc with the label side to the left and place the edge of the disc onto disc

holders A and B as shown in

Figure 12 Placing a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive

3 Press down gently against the spring tension of disc holders A and B, and swing

the top of the disc in until it is held by disc holder C.

4 To close the disc tray, push the front of the disc tray gently towards the drive until

it closes by itself.

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Operating the CD-ROM Drive

Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive

Perform the following steps to unload a disc from the CD-ROM drive:

Figure 13 Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Vertically Mounted Drive

1 Press the eject button to eject the disc tray from the drive. If the drive is in use,

you must press the eject button for more than one second to eject the disc tray.

The emergency eject feature allows you to eject the disc tray if the normal proce-

dure fails. See Table 5.

NOTICE: You must unmount the disc before eject it from the drive. Refer to the

subsection, “Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM,” for instruction on unmounting a disc.

2 Press down gently against the spring tension of disc holders A and B and swing

the top of the disc away from disc holder C as shown in Figure 13.

3 Remove the disc from disc holders A and B. 4 To close the Disc Tray, push the front of the disc tray gently towards the drive

until it closes by itself.

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Operating the CD-ROM Drive

Verifying the CD-ROM Drive Operation

To verify that your workstation can communicate with the CD-ROM drive, follow these steps:

1 Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace.

Terminal Control

A terminal window opens.

2 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse

button.

3 If you are using HP-UX 9.05, enter the following at the prompt:

/etc/ioscan -d scsi

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Operating the CD-ROM Drive

After a few moments the ioscan utility lists all of the SCSI I/O devices it could

ﬁnd. If there is a SCSI CD-ROM drive in the list, that listing appears similar to

the following:

H/W Path Description Status =======================================

2.0.1.2.0 cd-rom_drive ok(nnnnnnnn)

If you are using HP-UX 10.0, enter the following at the prompt:

/usr/sbin/ioscan -d sdisk

After a few moments the ioscan utility lists all of the SCSI I/O devices it could

ﬁnd. The list appears similar to the following:

H/W Path Class Description ============================================ bc 8 bc I/O Adapter 8/12 ext_bus GSC built-in Fast/Wide SCSI Interface 8/12.0 target 8/12.0.0 disk QUANTUM LPS1080WD 8/12.5 target 8/12.5.0 disk DEC DSP3210SW 8/12.6 target 8/12.6.0 disk DEC DSP3210SW 8/16 ba Core I/O Adapter 8/16/5 ext_bus Built-in SCSI 8/16/5.2 target 8/16/5.2.0 disk TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-4101TA 8/16/5.4 target 8/16/5.4.0 disk SEAGATE ST3600N 8/16/5.6 target 8/16/5.6.0 disk MICROP 2112 10 bc I/O Adapter 10/12 ext_bus GSC add-on Fast/Wide SCSI Interface 10/12.4 target 10/12.4.0 disk SEAGATE ST31200W

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If ioscan does not see your CD-ROM drive it returns the following message:

ioscan: No hardware found

If you receive this message, go to Chapter 6, “Solving Problems.”

Using Device Files

Device ﬁles are special ﬁles that tell your system which pathway to use through the system hardware when communicating with a speciﬁc device, and tell what kind of device it is.

The examples in this section assume that the SCSI ID of your CD-ROM drive is set to the factory default of SCSI ID 2, using the device ﬁle

/dev/dsk/c201d

NOTICE: The device ﬁle name used in these examples is appropriate only for

systems running HP-UX 9.05. If you are using HP-UX 10.0, the device ﬁle names will depend on the naming conventions of your particular system. See “SCSI ID and Device File Information for HP-UX 10.0” in Chapter 1 of this book.

2s0. (The underlined 2 indicates the SCSI ID number.)

If you set the SCSI address of your CD-ROM drive to a value other than 2, you must create a device ﬁle for it, then substitute the pathname of your device ﬁle in the examples that follow. Refer to the System Administration Tasks manual for information on how to create a device ﬁle.

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Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc

To access information on a CD-ROM disc, you must ﬁrst mount the disc. This applies to ﬁle system information only . If you wish to load a music CD, for example, you would not need to mount the disc. Mounting a disc with ﬁle system information on it gives the disc a pathname that allows your workstation to communicate electronically with it. You must unmount the CD-ROM disc before removing it from the drive.

CAUTION: T o use a CD-ROM disc as a mounted ﬁle system, you must mount the CD-ROM disc

every time you load it into the drive. You must also unmount the CD-ROM disc every time you unload it from the drive. Failure to mount or unmount a disc can cause

a system error condition that can require rebooting the system.

If your workstation is running HP VUE, follow these instructions to mount and unmount a CD-ROM disc as a ﬁle system. If you’re using something other than HP VUE, use the instructions for mounting and unmounting a CD-ROM disc that come with that product. For more information on conﬁguring your CD-ROM drive, see the System Administration Tasks manual or online help.

The procedures in this chapter require you to log in as root. If you cannot log in as root, contact your system administrator.

Mounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM

Use the following procedure to mount a CD-ROM disc:

1 Log in as root. If you need information on logging in or setting up a user

account, see Using Your HP Workstation.

2 Load the CD-ROM disc into the disc tray and gently push the tray into the

drive.

3 Move the mouse pointer to thearrow above theT oolboxcontrol and click

the left mouse button once.

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Toolbox Arrow

4 The Toolboxes subpanel opens. Click on the General toolbox icon,

shown below.

5 A ﬁle manager window appears with a number of icons in it. Double-click

on the System_Admin toolbox icon.

6 Move the mouse cursor to theSAM icon shown below (your icon can look

like either of these) and double-click the left mouse button.

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7 The System Administration Manager window opens. Double-click on

Peripheral Devices ->.

8 The Peripheral Devices window opens. Double-click on Disks and File

Systems ->.

9 The Disks and File Systems window opens. Double-click on CD-ROM,

Floppy, and Hard Disks.

The following screen message appears:

Scanning the system’s hardware...

The CD-ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks window opens containing a list of

drives currently conﬁgured on this system. Disks that are unmounted will have

the word “unused” in the Use column.

10 From the Actions menu, click on Add a Hard Disk Drive 11 The Select a Disk to Add... window opens with a list of unused disks. Highlight

the CD-ROM disc you want to mount.

12 Click on OK. 13 The Set Disk Usage and Options... window opens. Select File System

and click on

14 The following screen messages appear:

Click on OK.

OK.

Task started. Creating the device file... Mounting file system... Modifying “/etc/checklist”... Task completed.

Now you can access the CD-ROM disc as you would any other mounted ﬁle system.

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Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc

Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM

Use the following procedure to unmount a CD-ROM disc:

NOTICE: Before you unmount a CD-ROM disc, make sure that your working

directory (the directory in which a relative path name search begins) is set to some directory other than the one under which the disc was mounted.

CAUTION: If you wish to use a CD-ROM disc as a mounted ﬁle system, you must mount

the CD-ROM disc every time you load it into the drive. You must also unmount the CD-ROM disc every time you unload it from the drive. Failure to mount or unmount a disc may cause a system error condition that may require rebooting the system.

1 Log in as root. If you need information on logging in or setting up a user

account, see Using Your HP Workstation.

2 Move the mouse pointer to the Toolbox control and click on the arrow

with the left mouse button.

Toolbox Arrow

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3 The Toolbox subpanel opens. Place the mouse cursor on the General

toolbox icon, shown below, and click the left mouse button.

4 A ﬁle manager window appears with a number of icons in it. Double-click

on the System_Admin toolbox icon.

5 Move the mouse cursor to theSAM icon shown below (your icon can look

like either of these) and double-click the left mouse button.

6 The System Administration Manager window opens. Double-click on

Peripheral Devices ->.

7 The Peripheral Devices window opens. Double-click on Disks and File

Systems ->.

8 The Disks and File Systems window opens. Double-click on CD-ROM,

Floppy, and Hard Disks.

The following screen message appears:

Scanning the system’s hardware...

The CD-ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks window opens containing a list of

drives currently conﬁgured on this system.

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Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc

9 Highlight the disc you want to unmount and click on Remove a Hard

Disk Drive from the Actions menu.

10 A window with the following message opens:

Do you want to remove the disk?

Click on Yes.

11 Press the eject button on the CD-ROM drive and remove the CD-ROM

disc from the disc tray.

Reading the Busy Light

The CD-ROM busy light shows the status of the drive during the self test and during activity with the host system.

The CD-ROM drive performs the self test when one of the following happens:

• You load a disc and close the Disc Tray.

• You turn on the workstation with a disc already loaded in the CD-ROM

drive.

For the self test, the busy light operates in the following sequence:

1 Light On - The busy light goes on when the disc loads into the

drive.

2 Light Flashing - The light ﬂashes six times while a read test is per-

formed on the disc.

3 Light Off - The light goes off when the self test is complete.

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The busy light stays on after the self test when one of the following conditions exist:

• A defective disc

• A disc insertion error (for example, an upside-down disc)

• No disc present

The busy light goes off when one of the following conditions exist:

• A CD-ROM drive power failure exists.

• The drive is idle on the SCSI bus.

The busy light ﬂashes during normal activity with the system.

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Troubleshooting

If you have trouble with any of these procedures for using your CD-ROM drive, see Chapter 6 of this book, “Solving Problems.”

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Troubleshooting

Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive

This chapter describes how to perform tasks that archive to and transfer data from the optional Digital Data Storage (DDS) tape drive. It also describes how to maintain and care for the drive. We assume the DDS tape drive is set to the factory default address of SCSI ID 3.

The instructions in this chapter assume you are using HP-UX version 9.05 or later operating system with HP VUE version 3.0 or later interface.

This chapter provides information on the following:

• DDS tape drive and data cassette descriptions

• Operating the DDS Tape Drive

• Troubleshooting

• Ordering information

CAUTION: Use only data cassettes labeled DDS cassettes. Never use audio cassettes labeled

DAT (Digital Audio Tape) in your DDS-format drive.

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DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

This section describes basic information needed for using your DDS tape drive and data cassettes. Note that this drive is also referred to as a DDS-DC drive, the DC standing for Data Compression.

DDS Drive

Your DDS tape drive is a 3.5-inch form factor DDS tape drive with data compression and a SCSI interface. It conforms to the DDS format standard for storing computer data, and incorporates a data compression capability. It’s a high-capacity, high transfer-rate device for data storage on tape.

Controls and Indicators

Figure 14 shows the LEDs, power on/off button, and eject button of the DDS drive.

Cassette LED Drive LED Eject Button

Figure 14 DDS Drive Controls and Indicators

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DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

LEDs

This section describes the LED codes that are displayed. LEDs (light emitting diodes) indicate different activities or problems that

occur with your workstation DDS drive. The front panel has two colored LEDs: Cassette and Drive. A green light

indicates normal operation, and an amber light indicates a warning condition. Pulsing shows activity between the drive and the SCSI bus.

If the Cassette Light (left LED) shows steady amber, it means that the cassette is write-protected. If the Drive Light (right LED) shows steady amber, this indicates a fault condition. Figure 15 lists the LED codes and their meanings.

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DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

Cassette Drive Meaning

Read/Write States

Cassette (un)loading Cassette loaded/online

Cassette loaded/activity Cassette loaded/offline

Write-Protect States

Cassette (un)loading Cassette loaded/online Cassette loaded/activity Cassette loaded/offline

Error States

Media wear (caution) High humidity Self-test (normal)

Key

OFF Green

Amber Pulsing Green

Pulsing Amber

Pulsing Green and Amber

Self-test (failure)

Figure 15 DDS Tape Drive LED Display Codes

LED Warning Conditions

The following sections describe actions to take if the LEDs indicate a warning condition.

High Humidity If the LEDs display the high humidity signal, the humidity is

too high. The drive does not perform any operations until the humidity drops.

Self-Test (Failure) If the LEDs display the self-test (failure) signal, a fault

was diagnosed during the self tests. Note the pattern of the pulses and contact your local service representative.

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DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

Media Wear (Caution) Hewlett-Packard DDS drives continually monitor the

number of errors they have to correct when reading and writing to a tape to determine tape wear and tape head cleanliness. If excessive tape wear or dirty tape heads are suspected, the drive warns you by displaying the Media Wear (Caution) signal on the LED indicators.

If the LED indicators on your DDS-format drive display the Media Wear (Caution) condition, follow this procedure:

1 Check the system console for any tape error messages. A hard error during a read

or write operation may have occurred. 2 Clean the heads with a cleaning cassette (HP92283K) as described in the “Clean-

ing the Tape Heads” section, later in this chapter. 3 Repeat the operation you performed when the Media Wear (Caution) signal dis-

played. If the Media Wear (Caution) signal still displays, then the data cassette

should be replaced. 4 If you are performing a backup from disk to tape, discard the data cassette and

back up your ﬁles using a new data cassette. 5 If you are performing a restore from tape to disk, complete the restore, back up

the ﬁles to a new data cassette, then discard the data cassette

Data Cassettes

Media Life

HP DDS data cassettes are currently speciﬁed to 2000 passes over any part of the tape under optimal environmental conditions (50% relative humidity, 22 degrees C). During a tape operation, any one area of the tape may have multiple passes over the heads. This translates into approximately 200 to 300 backups or restores.

Under certain conditions, the life of your data cassette is less. Replace your data cassettes after 100 backups or restores if your operating conditions meet any of the following criteria:

• The relative humidity in your operating environment is consistently less than

50%.

• Y ou know that the backup software you are using makes multiple passes over sec-

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tions of the tape during backups or restores.

• You notice that when you do backups and restores the tape stops and starts frequently.

Cleaning the Tape Heads

Clean the heads of your tape drive after every 25 hours of tape drive use or if the Media Wear (Caution) signal is displayed on the LED.

NOTICE: Only use HP Cleaning Cassettes (HP92283K) to clean the tape heads. Do

not use swabs or other means of cleaning the tape heads.

Follow this procedure to clean the tape heads:

1 Insert the cleaning cassette into the drive. The tape automatically loads the cas-

sette and cleans the heads. At the end of the cleaning cycle, the drive ejects the cassette.

2 Write the current date on the label on the cleaning cassette so that you know how

many times you have used it. Discard the cleaning cassette after you have used it 25 times.

Media Restrictions

If you interchange media between other HP workstation DDS tape drives, note that data cassettes with compressed data can only be read by tape drives that have data compression capabilities. This includes data cassettes that contain both compressed and noncompressed data.

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette

You can only store or change information on a data cassette when the writeprotect tab is in the write position. So, before trying to write to the data cassette, make sure that the write-protect tab is in the write position, as shown in Figure 16.

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DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

Push tab right for write.

Push tab left for write-protect.

Figure 16 Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a DDS Tape

To protect information on a data cassette from being overwritten, set the write-protect tab to the write-protect position, as shown in Figure 16.

NOTICE: The write-protect tab should always be in the write position for transferring

data to a cassette.

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Operating the DDS Tape Drive

This section describes how to perform tasks with your DDS tape drive.

Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette

Follow these steps to load and unload a data cassette from the DDS tape drive:

1 Turn on power to the tape drive. 2 Insert the data cassette into the drive, as shown in Figure 17.

Eject Button

Figure 17 Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette

3 Push the data cassette about three quarters of the way into the drive. The drive

automatically pulls the data cassette the rest of the way in. When the LEDs on the front of the drive stop ﬂashing, the drive has loaded the data cassette.

4 T o remove the data cassette, press and release the eject button on the front of the

drive, as shown in Figure 17. The LEDs on the drive ﬂash on and off. T en to twenty seconds later, the data cassette slides partway out of the drive. Remove the cassette from the drive.

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Operating the DDS Tape Drive

Verifying the DDS Tape Drive Operation

T o verify that your workstation can communicate with the DDS-format tape drive, if you are using HP-UX 9.05, enter the following:

/etc/ioscan -d scsi

After a few moments the ioscan utility returns a message similar to the following:

H/W Path Description Status ======================================

2.0.1.3.0 tape_drive ok(nnnnnnnnn)

If you are using HP-UX 10.0, enter the following:

/usr/sbin/ioscan -d stape

After a few moments the ioscan utility returns a message similar to the following:

H/W Path Class Description ============================================ bc 8 bc I/O Adapter 8/16 ba Core I/O Adapter 8/16/5 ext_bus Built-in SCSI 8/16/5.3 target 8/16/5.3.0 tape HP HP35480A

If ioscan does not see your tape drive it will return the following message:

ioscan: No hardware found

If you receive this message, go to Chapter 6, “Solving Problems.”

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Operating the DDS Tape Drive

Using Device Files

Your system has four default device ﬁles for use with your tape drive: two device ﬁles for noncompressed mode and two device ﬁles for compressed mode. If you use these device ﬁles, you do not need to create any device ﬁles.

Device ﬁles are special ﬁles that tell your system which system hardware pathway to use when communicating with a speciﬁc device and what kind of device it is.

If the SCSI address of your tape drive is not set to the factory default of SCSI ID 3, you must create a device ﬁle, then substitute the pathname of your device ﬁle in the examples that follow. Refer to the System Administra- tion Tasks manual for information on how to create a device ﬁle.

NOTICE: The device ﬁle names used in these examples are appropriate only for

Device Files — No Data Compression

Your system has two device ﬁles for using your tape drive with data compression turned off. The device ﬁles are named /dev/rmt/3m and /dev/rmt/ 3mn, and are set for SCSI ID 3.

If you use the /dev/rmt/3m device ﬁle, the tape drive rewinds the data cassette every time the system releases the drive from its control.

If you use the /dev/rmt/3mn device ﬁle, the drive does not rewind the data cassette. The tape stays where it was after the last operation.

If you use these device ﬁles, you do not need to create any device ﬁles.

Device Files — Data Compression

If you wish to use the data compression feature, use the device ﬁles /dev/ rmt/3hc and /dev/rmt/3hcn, which are set for SCSI ID 3.

If you use the /dev/rmt/3hc device ﬁle, the tape drive compresses the data and rewinds the data cassette every time the system releases the drive from its control.

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If you use the /dev/rmt/3hcn device ﬁle, the drive compresses the data, but does not rewind the data cassette. The tape stays where it was left after the last operation.

If you use these device ﬁles, you do not need to create any device ﬁles.

Archiving Data in Compressed and Noncompressed Mode

This section describes how to transfer data to and from a DDS- format data cassette (saving and restoring) using the HP-UX tar command and your tape drive’s device ﬁle.

NOTICE: Before using your DDS-format tape drive to back up your ﬁle system,

make sure you read the “Media Interchangeability Restrictions” section later in this chapter.

The tar (tape ﬁle archiver) command allows you to save ﬁles to a data cassette, restore ﬁles from a data cassette to your system, or list the ﬁles on your data cassette.

The examples in this chapter use the device ﬁle /dev/rmt/3m, which archives the data in noncompressed mode and causes the drive to rewind the data cassette. To use data compression, substitute /dev/rmt/3hc for /dev/rmt/3m. If you named your device ﬁles differently, substitute the correct ﬁle name where appropriate.

NOTICE: A DDS-format tape drive with data compression capability is labeled

DCLZ on its front panel.

Writing to a Data Cassette

Use the following instructions to save ﬁles to a data cassette:

1 Check that the write-protect tab on the data cassette is in the write position. 2 Load the data cassette into the tape drive. 3 Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace.

A terminal window opens.

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Operating the DDS Tape Drive

4 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button. 5 Enter the following command line to write to the tape:

tar -cvf /dev/rmt/3m pathname

where pathname is the pathname of the ﬁle or directory containing ﬁles that you want to write to the tape. To use the data compression mode, substitute /dev/

rmt/3hc for /dev/rmt/3m.

Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System

Use the following instructions to restore ﬁles from a data cassette to your system:

1 Load the data cassette into the tape drive. 2 Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace.

A terminal window opens.

3 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button. 4 Use cd to change to the directory you want the ﬁles to reside in. 5 Enter the following command line to restore data:

tar -xvf /dev/rmt/3m pathname

where pathname is the pathname of the ﬁle or directory containing ﬁles that you want to restore from the tape. If pathname is not speciﬁed, everything on the data cassette is restored. T o use the data compression mode, substitute /dev/rmt/

3hc for /dev/rmt/3m.

Listing the Files on a Data Cassette

Use the following instructions to list the ﬁles on a data cassette:

1 Load the data cassette into the tape drive. 2 Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace.

A terminal window opens.

3 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button.

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Operating the DDS Tape Drive

4 Enter the following command line to receive a ﬁle listing of the data cassette:

tar -tvf /dev/rmt/3m

To use the data compression mode, substitute /dev/rmt/3hc for /dev/rmt/3m.

Further Command Information

For additional information on using tar and a complete list of the command arguments, refer to the tar man page by typing the following:

man tar

The man utility looks up man pages on the system. You may also communicate with the tape drive with the cpio, ftio, mt, and

fbackup commands. For more information on these commands, enter the following in a terminal window:

man command

Media Interchangeability Restrictions

If you interchange media between DDS-format tape drives, the following two restrictions apply to the media:

• Data cassettes with compressed data can only be read by tape drives which have data compression capabilities, such as the tape drive (part number C1504-67201) found in Kit A2275A #AHS. This includes data cassettes that contain both compressed and noncompressed data.

• Use 90-meter data cassettes only in the 3.5-inch form factor DDS-format tape drives found in Kit A2274A #AHS (part number C1503-67201) and Kit A2275A #AHS (part number C1504-67201). The full height (5 1/4-in) DDS-format tape drives cannot read or write to 90-meter data cassettes.

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Troubleshooting

If you have trouble with any of these procedures for using your DDS tape drive, see Chapter 7 of this book, “Solving Problems.”

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Ordering Information

To order Hewlett-Packard data cassettes and cleaning cassettes for use in your DDS tape drive, use the following order numbers:

• HP92283A Box of ﬁve 60-meter DDS data cassettes

• HP92283B Box of ﬁve 90-meter DDS data cassettes

• HP92283K Package of two cleaning cassettes

CAUTION: Use only data cassettes labeled as DDS cassettes. Never use audio cassettes labeled

DAT (Digital Audio Tape) in your DDS-format drive.

Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive

This chapter describes how to perform tasks that allow you to archive to or transfer data from the optional 3.5-inch ﬂoppy disk drive. The information is organized into the following sections:

• Using the floppy diskette

• Operating the floppy drive

• Troubleshooting

• Ordering information

The instructions in this chapter assume you are using HP-UX version 9.05 or later operating system with HP VUE version 3.0 or later interface.

NOTICES: When examples of user input are given in this chapter, enter them at the

command-line prompt in an HP VUE terminal window or HP-UX shell. Some procedures in this chapter require you to log in as root. If you cannot

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Using the Floppy Diskette

This section describes basic information needed for using your ﬂoppy diskettes.

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette

You can only store or change information on a diskette when the write-protect tab is in the write position. So, before trying to write to the diskette, make sure that the write-protect tab is in the write position, as shown in Figure 18.

Push tab up for write.

Push tab down for

write-protect

Figure 18 Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Floppy Diskette

T o protect ﬁles on a diskette from being overwritten, set the write-protect tab to the write-protect position, as shown in Figure 18.

NOTICE: The write-protect tab should always be in the write position for formatting

a new diskette and transferring data to a diskette.

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Using the Floppy Diskette

Inserting and Removing a Diskette

Follow these steps to insert and remove a diskette from the ﬂoppy disk drive:

1 Insert the diskette into the drive, as shown in Figure 19.

Eject Button

Figure 19 Inserting and Removing a Floppy Diskette

2 Push the diskette into the ﬂoppy drive until it clicks into place. 3 To remove the diskette, push the eject button (Figure 19), then take out the dis-

kette.

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Operating the Floppy Drive

This section describes how to perform tasks with your 3.5-inch ﬂoppy disk drive.

Verifying the Floppy Drive Configuration

To verify that your workstation can communicate with the ﬂoppy drive, use the ioscan command in a terminal window to see which devices are currently in use on your system. The following are examples of using ioscan for version 9.05 and version 10.0:

1 Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace.

Terminal Control

A terminal window opens.

2 Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button. 3 Enter the following at the prompt:

/etc/ioscan (for 9.05)

ioscan (for 10.0)

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Operating the Floppy Drive

After a few moments the ioscan utility lists all of the I/O devices it could find. If there is a floppy drive in the list, that listing appears similar to the following:

Example of version 9.05 output:

H/W Path Description Status ========================================

2.0.10 floppy ok(nnnnnn)

2.0.10.1.0 disk ok(nnnnnn)

2.0.10 ﬂoppy is the ﬂoppy controller. 2.0.10.1.0 disk is the ﬂoppy drive. Example of version 10.0 output:

H/W Path Class Description ============================================ 8 bc I/O Adapter 8/0 graphics Graphics 8/16/10 unknown Built-in Floppy Drive

Using Device Files

Device ﬁles are special ﬁles that tell your system which pathway to use through the system hardware when communicating with a speciﬁc device and what tell kind of device it is.

Your workstation uses the following device ﬁle to communicate with the ﬂoppy drive:

/dev/rfloppy/c20Ad1s0

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